Measurement of soil radioactivity levels and radiation hazard assessment in mid Rechna interfluvial region, Pakistan

Abdul Jabbar; Waheed Arshed; Arshad Bhatti; Syed Ahmad; Saeed-Ur-Rehman; Muhammad Dilband

doi:10.1007/s10967-009-0357-3

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 283: Issue 2

Measurement of soil radioactivity levels and radiation hazard assessment in mid Rechna interfluvial region, Pakistan

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Abdul Jabbar

Abdul Jabbar

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Waheed Arshed

Waheed Arshed Health Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Arshad Bhatti

Arshad Bhatti Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Syed Ahmad

Syed Ahmad Health Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Saeed-Ur-Rehman

Saeed-Ur-Rehman Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Muhammad Dilband

Muhammad Dilband Health Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Pages:: 371–378

Online Publication Date:: 16 Sep 2009

Publication Date:: 01 Feb 2010

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0357-3

Keywords:: Interfluvial region; Soil sampling; Pre-treatment; Gamma-ray spectrometry; Radioactivity; Anthropogenic/primordial radionuclides

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Abstract

Radioactivity levels in soil samples, collected from mid Rechna interfluvial region, Pakistan have been estimated by using gamma ray spectrometric technique. ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, the primordial radionuclide ⁴⁰K and the artificial radionuclide ¹³⁷Cs have been measured in the soil of the study area. The mean radioactivity levels of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ⁴⁰K and ¹³⁷Cs were found to be 49.0 ± 1.6, 62.4 ± 3.2, 670.6 ± 33.9 and 3.5 ± 0.4 Bq kg⁻¹ respectively. The mean radium equivalent activity (Ra_eq), outdoor radiation hazard index (H_out), indoor radiation hazard index (H_in) and terrestrial absorbed dose rate for the area under study were determined as 189.9 ± 8.8 Bq kg⁻¹, 0.51, 0.65 and 70.1 nGy h⁻¹ respectively. The annual effective dose to the public was estimated to be 0.43 mSv. The measured values are comparable with other global radioactivity measurements and are found to be safe for public and environment.

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